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What is the maximum load that I could put through a double socket?
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostSomething to do with putting a load through a socket without blowing your girlfriend's ring...........I think.
phew! thank God
sometimes I fear that I am missing the point.
entirely
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostSomething to do with putting a load through a socket without blowing your girlfriend's ring...........I think.
But each to their own I suppose.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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FWIW I know what I am talking about.
A ring main (that is a circuit that is looped) using 2.5mm twin an earth can carry up to 32 amps (depending on the route of the cable, distance of the run of cable, etc etc)
Anything that comes from a ring main, be it an extension lead or 4 gang, or chain of 4 gangs is considered to be a radial circuit. A radial circuit in normal twin an earth "can" carry up to 16 amps (again depending on the route of the cable, especially the cable's ability to disperse heat - which is why Zippy's cable when coiled caused problems. A radial circuit which is created from flexible cable should always carry a maximum of 13 amps.
Each 4 gang is fused at 13 amps, so multiple 4 gangs technically will never cause overload...
However mutliple 4 gangs creakily chained together via multiple "cube adaptors" may cause arcing which is obviously not desirable.
If your home office is in need of a lot of amps then consider an electrician putting in a consumer unit for your office only. Then you can load up with impunity, also safe in the knowledge that your new installation will be protected by R.C.D. which is a good thing. Failing that, you are too big an enterprise for a home installation and should get a private office - something which I think most on here are not likely to be.
HTHLast edited by suityou01; 26 August 2010, 00:31.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostIf the extension cable doesn't get warm it should be ok. Don't do what I did and run a fan heater via a coiled extension cable
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostFWIW I know what I am talking about.
A ring main (that is a circuit that is looped) using 2.5mm twin an earth can carry up to 32 amps (depending on the route of the cable, distance of the run of cable, etc etc)
Anything that comes from a ring main, be it an extension lead or 4 gang, or chain of 4 gangs is considered to be a radial circuit. .
HTH"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostNo thanks. Tried that and didn't like itComment
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